Lawrence De Maria is an author of thriller novels. He writes the Alton Rhode Mysteries series, the Cole Sudden CIA Thrillers series, and the Jake Scarne Thrillers series. Prior to becoming a novelist, Lawrence wrote for The New York Times, covering the stock market, and also wrote about anything else involving finances. His start as a journalist was with The Staten Island Advance, which would have him bumping into Ray Cohn and John Gotti. He feels that his journalism career was the perfect training ground for writing the fiction he does today.
Lawrence De Maria made his debut as a novelist in 2011 with the novel Sound of Blood. Below is a list of Lawrence De Maria’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of Alton Rhode Mysteries Books
Publication Order of Cole Sudden CIA Thrillers Books
Publication Order of Jake Scarne Thrillers Books
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
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Lawrence De Maria Synopsis: Alas, Paris is a standalone novel by Lawrence De Maria. In 1945, Nazi Germany collapsed faster than the crazed dictator expected. With little time to spare, Hitler, a failed and bitter artist, wants to destroy the Louvre, and Paris along with it. But his plan goes awry, and his secret “vengeance weapon,” the one remaining crude atomic device his scientists created, lies forgotten in a dusty museum storeroom. Then, more than 70 years later, a curator with ties to ISIS discovers it. The Caliphate, reeling from recent battlefield defeats, sends two of its experts to detonate the bomb. Standing in their way are an American journalist, an Italian priest, and a French policewoman. At first, this unlikely trio have only one thing in common: a desire to help restore Notre Dame Cathedral after its catastrophic fire. But their efforts include visits to the Louvre, where rescued artifacts from the cathedral are temporarily stored — hidden in the same room as the Nazi nuclear bomb!
